1608
| 1608 • Jamestown, Virginia: Christopher Newport again sails for England. |
1635
Age: 27y
| 1635 • Boston Latin School, the oldest school in the United States of America, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. |
about
Age: 29y
1637
Age: 29y
marriageJeremy Adams Connecticut, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • The Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan when 30,000 peasants in the heavily Catholic area of northern Kyūshū revolt. |
1638
Aug 26
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn Adams Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1638 • Signing of the Kandyan Treaty between the Singhala King Rajasimha II and the Dutch to rid Ceylon of the Portuguese. |
1689
Dec 22
Age: 82y
| 1689 • Boston revolt: Unpopular Governor of the Dominion of New England Sir Edmund Andros and other officials are overthrown by a "mob" of Bostonians. Andros, an appointee of James II of England, is disliked for his support of the Church of England and revocation of various colonial charters. |